08/30/09

No Need For Fear

by bmusicfan

Went to see the Allman Brothers last night 8-29-09 at the Comcast Center. This was my first time to this venue. After reading all of the reviews here on Thursday night I was scared s**tless. The weather was crappy and we did not Tailgate. BUT we did standing in the parking lot and sipped on a few beers. I have to say that I did see a few Bike Patrol Officers and golf carts, but they did NOTHING bad to anyone that I saw. The staff at this venue was exceptionally friendly and it was all a positive experience. Being from Connecticut I have been to the "Meadows" many time. Mansfield beats the Meadows handsdown. MUCH better acoustics and seating. The facilities were as clean as you could expect given the usage on one night by that many people. I've seen the mensroom in Hartford with an inch deep of "overflow" on the entire floor. Beverage prices are no more outrageous then any large concert or sporting event I've been to in the last few years. It was less than ten minutes out of the parking lot and back on the highway. ABB was incredible !!!! I'd go back to this venue in a heartbeat.

• Pros: Great Experience
• Cons: Tropical Storm Danny

07/26/09

Amazing Experience

by tomath

I went to the Nickelback concert on 7/24/09. I've been to more than 20 concerts and this venue was one of the best. I had 0 problems with the security unlike the rest of the people who wrote reviews. They were very helpful especially when it came time to show me my seat (I showed him my Crue Fest Tickets by mistake and he showed us those seats then I realized what happened, he had no problem helping again) Venue was amazing, bathrooms well go to the porta potties less of a wait. Beer was like $9 but thats to be expected. Food prices wernt to bad. Had no trouble with tailgating :) After the concert it only took 35 minutes to get out of the parking lot and back onto the highway and that was with free parking. Overall great experience can't wait to go back 8/19/09 for Crue Fest.

07/21/09

Parking staff - rude

by PammyM

Last week I drove my teenagers to a concert at the Tsongas Arena in Lowell. I was not staying for the show, but there was adequate space for me to drop them off and sit until they were in safely. Having had this experience, I did not hesitate to drive them to the Comcast Center for Warped Tour today, thinking I would be able to get them there safely rather than sending them with their friends (teenaged drivers).

So, after waiting for over an hour to get off the exit and into the parking lot, I followed the directions of the workers who were stationed to wave cars into lots. Finally arriving at the lot where I was told to park, I got out and went to one of the girls working there. I explained that I was just dropping off, and wanted to make sure I would not be blocked in. "You'll be blocked in," she answered and turned away. So I tried again, telling her I did not have my own tickets, but just wanted to get my kids to the Will Call window to pick theirs up. "They show is sold out, they won't get in," she responded and turned away! So I went for a third try, explaining that they had tickets waiting but that I just needed to know where to go and how I could get back out. "You won't get back out - there's nowhere you can go," was her reply.

Well, I am fairly certain that there is a place for drop-offs, but I couldn't get help with this. The next person I approached just walked away from me. Bottom line - I had to leave the kids as the cars got tighter and tighter around mine. Even if it is not possible to drop someone off, the attitude of this staff member was absolutely unacceptable. If she couldn't help, she should have sent me to someone who could. Let's face it - these tickets are expensive and customers should not be treated like cattle.

No more shows at Comcast for me!